Investigators said the gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner attended by Donald Trump planned to assassinate the U.S. president and multiple top officials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/27/world/crime-legal/gunman-trump-cabinet-gala/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #republicans #guns
Gunman sought to kill Trump and Cabinet members at gala dinner

After exchanging gunfire with Secret Service agents, the suspect was detained at the scene on Saturday and was being questioned before he is set to appear in court Monday.

The Japan Times

#Guns

I was amused by all of the #hardened" journalists who were cowering under rheir tables at the sound of gunfire OUTSIDE of the ballroom, most of which came from security firing at the idiot running thru the magnetometer.

And since when did LEO strip a suspect naked upon arrest? 🤷🏻‍♂️

And how did the suspect actually think he'd get to the POTUS or anyone else in the ballroom using that tactic. 🤦‍♂️

The perp was also carrying only a shotgun, handguns & knives, wc are only effective at close range.

And WTF were the security guys doing pointing their fully auto weapons at the journalists from the stage?

What a cluster f*uck!!! 🤦‍♂️

Much ado about nothing IMO.

The LEOs did their job & there was nothing else to see there. 🤷🏻‍♂️

PS: I'm a retired LEO.

‘STAGED’: Conspiracy Theories Are Everywhere Following White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/staged-conspiracy-theories-are-everywhere-following-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting/

The WH said that #SecretService & Montgomery County Police interviewed the suspect’s sister at the family’s residence in Rockville, MD, & she told them her brother had a tendency to make radical statements & his rhetoric referenced a plan to do “something.”

She confirmed that Allen had purchased 2 handguns & a shotgun from CAP Tactical Firearms & kept them stored at their parent’s home, adding that their parents had not been aware that Allen was storing firearms there….

#Guns #law #WHCD #Trump

The man accused of trying to storm the ballroom at the #WHCA dinner with #guns & knives had written about targeting #Trump admin officials, & his family raised concerns with law enforcement before the event, Trump said Sunday in an interview on the Faux News Channel.

#RedFlagLaws #GunLaws #GunControl #law #GunViolence #WHCD #WHCA
https://apnews.com/article/white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump-gunman-3cd1911ecc8a4f7d208ba5eb071fc715

DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings

The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before the shooting. That's according to a message reviewed by The Associated Press. The writings, the official said, were sent shortly before shots were fired at the Washington Hilton, and made repeated references to President Donald Trump without naming him directly. The writings alluded to grievances over a range of administration actions, including U.S. strikes on drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific.

AP News

A quintessential American headline. You can replace 'White House correspondents dinner' with school, university, military base, church, and more.

‘We went under the table screaming’: reactions from the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting

A more interesting one might have been, 'Gun violence comes to the upper classes: How will they respond?'

#guns #stochasticterrorism

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/25/white-house-correspondents-dinner-reactions

‘We went under the table screaming’: guests recount commotion from White House correspondents’ dinner

Lawmakers and reporters in shock after Washington press event abruptly ends following gunshots

The Guardian
The shooting on Saturday night of a Secret Service agent at a White House press gala raises questions yet again about the protection afforded to America's political leaders at a time of increased political violence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/26/world/politics/trump-security-shooting-scrutiny/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #us #media #guns
Trump's security again faces scrutiny after press dinner shooting

Hundreds of agents from several law enforcement agencies were tasked with protecting the annual bash, ​which also included a handful of Cabinet officials.

The Japan Times

It is remarkable is it not. A history of gun running, murder and drug smuggling was not enough to get the corrupt government of Dubai to act, but being implicated with Iranian oil exports was!

http://archive.today/2026.04.25-145358/https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/kinahan-cartel-money-assets-frozen-daniel-news-r2nn6z39g

#Kinehan #Drugs #Guns #Murder #Corruption #Dubai